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Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced

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March 20th, 2012 | 12:03 pm

Thirsty for some good ol' fashioned queer literature to sink your teeth into? One reliable source for your summer reading list has to be the annual Lambda Literary Awards, now in their 24th year, celebrating achievement in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender writing for books published in 2011. The 119 finalists for this year's Lammys (yeah, not sure if that title is really gonna stick) were announced today, with a record number of submissions-- more than 600 titles represented from about 250 publishers (see bottom of page for a full listing of this year's finalists).

"For three consecutive years we have broken the records for both book nominees and publishers, which is extremely heartening in a time of uncertainty for the publishing industry as a whole, and LGBT publishing, in particular," said LLF Board of Trustees Co-Chair, David McConnell.

Good on ya, Lambda Literarians-- who says there's no more room for the hallowed written word in today's plugged-in world? If you're in the NYC area, you can get your tickets now for the 24th Annual Lambda Literary Awards Ceremony & afterparty on June 4th. And who knows-- you may end up rubbing shoulders with the next Kate Bornstein...or, you know, the actual Kate Bornstein.